G IP K% BB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 32 186.0 18.7% 4.6% 4.02 4.09 3.70 1.0 What Happened In 2014: Strong start and finish sandwiched an extended period of extremely poor pitching When Dan Haren signed with the Dodgers last winter, I loved it. Haren had a strong second half after returning from injury in Washington,…

The Dodgers have traded second baseman Dee Gordon and starting pitcher Dan Haren to the Marlins for reliever Chris Hatcher, and prospects Andrew Heaney, Kike Hernandez, and Austin Barnes, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald. We all know about Dee Gordon and his All-Star season in 2014 that provided a great comeback story…

Yesterday, Dan Haren announced that he’d be using his 2015 player option to return, and for the moment, the Dodgers have 80% of a starting rotation. Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, and Hyun-jin Ryu are arguably the best top three in the game. Haren is overpaid, but is potentially an acceptable back-end starter. Unless you really…

Today in “the least surprising news ever,” Dan Haren will be back.: RHP Dan Haren has exercised his option to return to the Dodgers for 2015. pic.twitter.com/h7L3VAyIML — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 30, 2014 As the 180 inning vesting option approached, Haren made it clear that he wasn’t sure if he’d even wanted to…

Do we care about Dan Haren any longer? He hasn’t officially picked up his 2015 team option yet, and he has until a few days after the World Series to do so. Most assume he willl, because, hey, $10 million to pitch close to home. Yes, please? Anyway, we’re operating under the assumption that he’ll be…

A quick thought, as we wait for Game 3 of the NLDS to kick off tonight. It’s been reported that if Hyun-jin Ryu needs a long reliever, it’s going to be Dan Haren, who is also the scheduled Game 4 starter tomorrow. It makes sense to plan, because we haven’t seen Ryu on the mound…

We’ve been talking about Dan Haren‘s $10 million 2015 player option, which kicks in if he gets to 180 innings pitched this year for a while. At various points, as Haren struggled badly and looked like he might not even finish the season in the rotation, it seemed clear that he wouldn’t get there. Padres…

If Dan Haren looks a little derpy in that picture above, I apologize, because he’s been, well… really good lately. I know! I can’t believe it either. Since he got lit up for six earned runs against the Cubs on August 1, he’s made six starts and allowed 1,2,3,1,0, and 1 earned runs, respectively, after…